Dirk Johannes Hermann (born 13 January 1972) is a South African labor executive. He serves as chief executive officer of

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, an

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union that operates in South Africa. He is an author and director.

Personal life

Hermann is the son of Marthinus Nicolaas Hermann and Moira Crafford. His is a descendant from the 1820 British settler, James Herman. Later descendants added a second "n" to the surname. He married Elsha Cornelia Coetzer with whom he has four daughters. He studied at

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where he earned a Baccalaureus Artium (Law), Honours Baccalaureus Artium(

Labour Relations Labor relations is a field of study that can have different meanings depending on the context in which it is used. In an international context, it is a subfield of labor history that studies the human relations with regard to work in its broadest ...

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Industrial sociology Industrial sociology, until recently a crucial research area within the field of sociology of work, examines "the direction and implications of trends in technological change, globalization, labour markets, work organization, managerial practic ...

), and PhD (2006). The theme was affirmative action.

Career

He served as trustee for Takbok trust. He was a director at Akademia. He served as vice-president of the Convocation (made up by graduates from the university) of North-West University. He served as chief executive officer for Solidarity Trade Union.

Publications

* ''The naked emperor: Why affirmative action has failed '' * ''Affirmative tears: Why representivity does not equal equality'' * ''Basta! Ons voetspore is in Afrika'' * ''Land of sorrow: 20 years of farm attacks in South Africa''

References

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